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Announcing the Gish Sisters Blogathon!

Lillian and Dorothy Gish made their film debut on September 9, 1912, portraying sisters in D.W. Griffith’s An Unseen Enemy. With this year marking the 101st anniversary of that debut, Fritzi of Movies, Silently decided that she wanted to bring the classic film blogging community together to share our appreciation for the Gish sisters — and so the Gish Sisters Blogathon was born!

Lillian and Dorothy Gish for Orphans of the Storm, via Doctor Macro

Since Fritzi’s blog is focused on silent film and she would like to see all eras of the Gish sisters’ careers receive coverage, she has kindly invited me and my mid-century focused blog to co-host this wonderful event. Though they’re most well-known for their work in silents, the Gish sisters both went on to have incredible careers as the film industry changed and sound was introduced. Dorothy continued acting until 1963, and Lillian until 1987!

Dorothy and Lillian arrive in Paris in 1935, via A Certain Cinema

September 7 – 9, we will be celebrating the careers of both of these phenomenal actresses — and we’re inviting all of you to join us in that celebration!

No post type is off limits: articles, reviews, biographies, pictorials… anything you feel like sharing, as long as it’s about one or both of the Gish sisters!

How to join:

Leave a comment on either of our blogs, tweet us as @MoviesSilently or @TMPLindsey, or email us with the idea for your contribution! Then, grab one of these lovely banners that Fritzi made for the blogathon:

I did a project on Lillian Gish when I was in college for a classic films class. That being said, the only thing I remember from it is The Night of the Hunter. I’ll think about entering and get back to you Lindsey!

This is the perfect opportunity for you to rediscover some of her work, then, or to discover something completely new! I look forward to seeing what you come up with if you do participate. There’s plenty of time for topic selection/preparation, so just let me know if you decide on something and I’ll add you to the list. :)

I would love to join in this celebration of the Gish sisters! I’m thinking of writing about either Way Down East or Hearts of the World (or both!). Let me know if that’s okay. Fabulous idea and I look forward to it.

Hello! I would like to join but I am not sure if such an article would be ok for your blogathon. I was wondering if I could write about Mary Pickford and her relationship with Lillian Gish. While doing research about Pickford, I found tidbits about Gish in relation to Pickford that I found to be intriguing. I never knew what to do with the information that I found and while it’s small, your blogathon gave me an idea for a blog post. Since the blog post might end up being more focused on Pickford than Gish, I understand if you decline.

Hey Lindsey,
In addition to the article about Pickford and Gish, I’m planning on writing about The White Sister. I’ll post the article on Pickford/Gish on the 7th and the article on The White Sister the following day. Hope that this addition is ok with you!

I’m a lifelong fan of both sisters but in the middle of a draft. No way I’d be able to write anything, but I’d be happy to tweet about this and get the word out for you. I’d also love to read what is written by others. Is there a link you’d like me to post?

Thanks so much for offering to help us promote it! You can just link to either this post or Fritzi’s announcement post. Once the blogathon gets going there’ll be a new post with updated links to the contributions themselves. :) What’s your twitter handle? I’ll be sure to follow you if I’m not already!

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